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Your Questions
Did Mordechai Act Foolishly?
Even if Haman thought he was a god, shouldn't Mordechai have bowed down to him rather than risk the lives of the entire Jewish people?
Even if Haman thought he was a god, shouldn't Mordechai have bowed down to him rather than risk the lives of the entire Jewish people?
When Is a Child ‘Old Enough’ to Fast?
There is a persistent myth that children should begin fasting on the three fasts before their bar/bat mitzvah, no earlier and no later.
There is a persistent myth that children should begin fasting on the three fasts before their bar/bat mitzvah, no earlier and no later.
By the Numbers
9 Common Purim Myths and Misconceptions
There are some things that “everyone knows.” Turns out not all of them are true.
There are some things that “everyone knows.” Turns out not all of them are true.
20 Ways to Increase Your Happiness in the Month of Adar
We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.
We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.
Six Things You Can Do About Coronavirus
Is there something we can do about it? The Jewish answer is: Yes, there is always something for us to do!
Is there something we can do about it? The Jewish answer is: Yes, there is always something for us to do!
Parshah
The Kabbalah of Fashion
The very purpose of a garment is to conceal the inner core and portray an external facade.
The very purpose of a garment is to conceal the inner core and portray an external facade.
Yom Kippur in February
We pray every day and then do it all over again the next day. It’s all so humdrum and predictable. Only on the red-letter days such as Yom Kippur do we stop to contemplate the mysteries of the Divine and the uniqueness of the day.
We pray every day and then do it all over again the next day. It’s all so humdrum and predictable. Only on the red-letter days such as Yom Kippur do we stop to contemplate the mysteries of the Divine and the uniqueness of the day.
Story
The Two-Fold Remedy
They rested and grazed, and after a day or two, the rancher prodded them along to the fair where, plump and agile, they sold nicely.
They rested and grazed, and after a day or two, the rancher prodded them along to the fair where, plump and agile, they sold nicely.
Essay
The Baal Shem Tov was very fond of light, and said, "Or (light) is the numerical equivalent of raz ('secret'). Whoever knows the 'secret' in every thing can bring illumination."
— Hayom Yom, Elul 6
Print Magazine
“Every day, the Torah must be new to you.” (Sifrei)
Torah is our life, and life is here and now, forever new.
Which means that for you to be truly alive, the Torah you learn today must touch the core of your soul.
And the same tomorrow. And the next day as well.
To live with Torah is to be forever newly born.
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